2006 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

MANUFACTURING DEFECTED IN THE LS7 MOTOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAD MY 2006 CORVETTE Z06 INSPECTED FOR A LOUD AUDIBLE TICK IN THE MOTOR. THE SOURCE OF THIS NOISE WAS FROM THE IN-BALANCE FROM THE #3 AND #4 INTAKE VALVES ON THE ENGINES HEADS. THERE IS PREMATURE WEAR ON BOTH VALVE GUIDES CAUSING INTERNAL FAILURE TO THE MOTOR. UNDER POWER DEMAND THE IN-BALANCE WILL CAUSE THE TITANIUM ROD TO STRIKE THE SIDES OF THE VALVE SEAT CAUSING THE HEAD OF THE VALVE TO CRACK AND FALL INTO THE CYLINDER. ONCE THIS OCCURS INSTANT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE MOTOR HAPPENS RESULTING IN WHITE BELLOWING SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, OIL SPILLAGE, AND ENGINE LOCK RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE SKIDDING OFF THE ROAD OR LOOSING CONTROL. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I CAUGHT THIS IN TIME BEFORE HAVING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. BOTH LS7 HEADS ARE BEING REPAIRED AND MACHINED TO MEET INDUSTRY STANDARDS. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE ADDRESSED TO ALL LS7 Z06 OWNERS AS IT COULD AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CRASHES AND POSSIBLE DEATHS. ONCE REPAIRS TO THE LS7 HEADS ARE MADE THE VEHICLE CAN BE RETURNED TO SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCES EXTREMELY OUT OF ALLOWABLE SPECS. PROBLEM WAS DETECTED BY AMERICAN HERITAGE PERFORMANCE, A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN THESE TYPES OF ENGINES. IF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND A FAILURE HAD OCCURRED, IT COULD HAVE LOCKED UP THE ENGINE CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND SEND THE CAR OUT OF CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I STARTED THE CAR WHEN IT WAS COLD, IT BEGAN TO SQUEAL FROM THE BELTS. I GAVE IT A SMALL REV AND IT SQUEALED INTENSELY, I MEAN VERY LOUDLY! I OPENED THE HOOD AND BELTS WERE NOT MOVING. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR. THE HARMONIC BALANCER HAD LOST IT'S BOND. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS SITTING STILL. AT SPEED, THE STEERING WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST, IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME! I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP, AND IT COST ME $1000.00. NOT GOOD! I READ THAT THIS HAPPENS ALOT. BAD DESIGN FOR SURE. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. WHAT CAN I DO? CHEVY WON'T EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT IT. IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE I LOVE MY CAR, BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT! *TR

"SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" AND "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHT BOTH CAME ON TODAY. RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE, POTENTIALLY FATAL. *TR

HELLO, I AM REPORTING ON MY 2006 C6Z06 CORVETTE THAT RECENTLY HAD THE VALVE-TO-GUIDE CLEARANCES CHECKED ON MY ENGINE AND MY MEASUREMENTS ARE BEYOND THE SERVICEABLE SPECIFICATIONS ON 8 OUT OF 16 VALVES, BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND ENGINE SEIZES, LOSS OF CONTROL MAY OCCUR. I ALSO HAVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LEAK ON THE FUEL MODULE/SENDING UNIT, SPECIFICALLY ON THE TOP PLASTIC ELBOW CONNECTOR. I HAVE STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR AND VISIBLE GASOLINE FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR NEAR THE FUEL TANK. *TR

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER, AND THEIR WAS A GOOD DEAL OF TRAFFIC. I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WERE WORKING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON FOR AWHILE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I GOT IT BACK AND CONTINUED HAVING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE AVOIDED DRIVING AT NIGHT WHICH LIMITS THE USE OF YOUR CAR. MOST PEOPLE WOULD CONSIDER THIS TO BE DANGEROUS AND DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE-DRIVING AND HAVING YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET AT 35 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HEARD A METALLIC SOUND. THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE REAR END SKIDDED TILL I PUT IN THE CLUTCH AND COASTED TO A PARKING LOT. I WAS AWARE OF THE VALVE PROBLEMS SO I TOOK THE HEAD OFF THE ENGINE AND SURE ENOUGH DROPPED A VALVE TAKING OUT THE PISTON AND BREAKING THE BLOCK. I TOOK THE CAR TO KOOL CHEVY AND WAS TOLD IN WOULD COST 22,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. KOOL TOLD ME GM WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 59,000 MILE ON THE CAR. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR SO I SOLD THE CAR AS IS LOSING MORE THAN HALF WHAT THE CAR WAS WORTH. I AM STILL SICK ABOUT THIS A YEAR LATER AS I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER CAR LIKE THIS. I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD HAVE WORKED WITH ME AS THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE LS7 ENGINE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE THAN IT WAS. LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND SKIDDED WHEN THE ENGINE LOCKED UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. GOT HAD DRIVEN TO A LOCATION IN DAYLIGHT. 2 HOURS LATER (DARK) I STARTED THE CAR AND THE LOW-BEAMS DIDN'T COME ON. I GOT HOME (ON FOG LAMPS) AND INSPECTS THE FUSE BOX. THOUGHT THE LOW BEAM RELAY WAS FAULTY SO WENT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE TO PURCHASE ONE. REPLACING THE RELAY, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS IS WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MY CAR IS PART OF A GM RECALL; GM RECALL #: N130146 NHTSA RECALL #: 14V-251 DATE ISSUED: MAY 28, 2014 THIS SAME SYMPTOM HAS HAPPENED EVERY DAY SINCE. I BOOKED MY CAR INTO LONESTAR CHEVROLET, HOUSTON, TO HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF. THE TECHNICIAN, MANAGER AND CHEVROLET CONTACT CENTER ALL TOLD ME THE SAME THING. "THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS AREN'T READY YET (4 MONTHS!!). YOU ARE PERFECTLY SAFE TO DRIVE ON HIGH-BEAMS." IN MY OPINION, IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE TO TELL YOUR CUSTOMER THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND TO DRIVE ILLEGALLY AT NIGHT IN THE MEAN-TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE EQUIPPED WITH FOUR AFTERMARKET MHT F350 NITROUS SEC WHEELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INNER WHEEL FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO PUNCTURE AND BENT THE RIMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR TIRES FLATTENED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN, SERIAL NUMBER, AND PART NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/28/15 *TA UPDATED 11/23/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVED FORWARD THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE CALIPER ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLUG IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE LOW BEAMS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO EMERGENC Y LANE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I HAD TO USE HIGH BEAM TO GET HOME. LIGHTS RESUMED NEXT MORNING. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

I WAS LEAVING MY FRIENDS HOME THIS EVENING AND MY HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON. MY HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHT WORK BUT I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. I WAS AN HOUR FROM HOME AND HAD TO DRIVE THE ENTIRE WAY WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS JUST QUIT. THIS TIME I HAD HIGH BEAMS BUT NO LOW BEAMS. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR I HAD NO LOW OR HIGH BEAMS. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE CAR BOTH LIGHTS WORKED AS I STARTED THE CAR BUT STOPPED WORKING WITHIN ABOUT 2 MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FIRST INCIDENT 15000 MILES, SECOND INCIDENT 38000 MILES. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO PARK. LOCKED IN NEUTRAL OR DRIVE ONLY. TRANSMISSION CABLE OR REVERSE LOCK OUT SOLENOID GOES BAD. WILL NOT START IN NEUTRAL. CAR CANNOT BE PLACED INTO PARK AND MUST BE LEFT IN A NEUTRAL MODE UNTIL CAR IS TRANSPORTED TO SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS. *TR

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING IN A CORNER ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AT 70 MPH! THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL FAIL AT WILL WITHOUT WARNING CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE RECALL #13146 ON THE HEAD LIGHTS AND WAS TOLD THEIRS A RECALL BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX? CHEVROLET TROUBLE TICKET [XXX] I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS FOR 3 WEEKS NOW WITH NO SOLUTION OR EVEN CONTACT FROM CHEVROLET. PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVEING. I LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS ODD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR BUILT IN JANUARY 2006 HAS THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHICH ONLY TAKES A SMALL CLIP INSTALLED TO REPAIR. ACCORDING TO BLOGS IT COULD CAUSE THE CARS BRAKES TO MAKE THE CARE VEAR TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DANGEROUS THAT IT MAY HAPPEN. *TR

THE HARMONIC DAMPER ON 2006 CORVETTE WITH LS2 ENGINE FAILED RESULTING IN POWER STEERING DRIVE BELT COMING OFF PULLEY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE HIGH EFFORT REQUIRED TO STEER VEHICLE ALMOST RESULTED IN CRASH. THIS HARMONIC DAMPER ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN NUMEROUS INTERNET FORUMS AND IS BELIEVED TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JS

RE: GM RECALL #13146 UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER (UBEC) HOUSING WILL EXPAND CAUSING FAILURE OF LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2014 BUT THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE REMEDIED. CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER IN EARLY OCTOBER, THEY ADVISED THAT PROBLEM IS "..BEING WORKED ON." . 3+ MONTHS SEEMS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE TIME TO WAIT FOR A REMEDY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN THE DARK, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE HEADLIGHTS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON AFTER DRIVING. I PARKED THE CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THAT EVENING THE LOW BEAMS WOULDN'T GO ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,500. !....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF

AFTER STARTING CAR, IT HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING IN GEAR. AFTER PULLING ON GEAR SELECTOR, IT WENT IN DRIVE, BUT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE OR PARK. THE CAR WOULDN'T COME OUT OF ACCESSORY POWER MODE, AND I WASN'T ABLE TO PARK THE CAR ON A HILL AS IT HAD TO STAY IN NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE CARS. *TR

THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH C6 CORVETTES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAN HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUSE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VERHICLE ON I-55 THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BLINKED AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS ON AN ELEVATED SECTION OF I-55 NORTH OF LAPLACE, LA. AND THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. I TURNED THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE OFF OF THE ELEVATED PORTION OF I-55 TO THE FIRST EXIT AND PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND THE LIGHTS WORKED, HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DROVE TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE APPROX 15 MILES AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. THE LIGHTS WORKED THIS MORNING. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PROBLEM BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *JS

I NOTICED THAT THERE'S A RECALL ON A NUMBER OF GM CARS DUE TO A SHIFT CABLE PROBLEM. I'VE KNOWN A NUMBER OF FELLOW CORVETTE OWNERS, WITH THE YEAR MODEL 2005 THRU 2009, THAT HAVE HAD THE CABLE BREAK. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE NHTSA AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN CASE YOU'VE SEEN MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING IT AND A RECALL MIGHT BE WARRANTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT UTILIZED THE FOG NIGHTS IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 93,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HARD TOP DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE GLUE FAILED TO HOLD THE HARD TOP INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,550.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT NIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR BEING HIT. I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY. THE HIGH BEAM STILL WORK AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME .I FOUND OUT ON PC THAT I WAS NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND LIKE OTHERS THEY WILL WORK AGAIN WHEN CAR IS COOLED DOWN. THEY WILL GO OFF AGAIN WHEN ENGINE IS WARM OR HOT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SERVICE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES SEIZED AS THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AS THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,500.

CAR STICKS IN PARK. WILL NOT GO IN GEAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY LOWBEAM LIGHTS WENT OFF MY HIGHBEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS CONTINUED TO WORK. THE NEXT DAY I CUT MY LIGHTS ON THEY WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME BUT WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME BUT I JUST NOTICED RECENTLY I HAVE RODE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND EVERYTHING LOOKED DARK AND I TURNED MY FOG LIGHTS ON TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DARKNESS.

HAVE EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM VALVE TRAIN.CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT CAUSE AND INFORMATION ABOUT REPAIR.WAS TOLD NO KNOWN PROBLEMS AND VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTYI TOOK CAR TO KATECH IN MICHIGAN TO HAVE THE MOTOR CHECKED AND REPAIRED IF NEEDED.THE CLEARANCE ON THE VALVE GUIDES WERE WAY BEYOND GM SPEC AND HAD DEFORMED MY VALVES WEAKENING THEM TO THE POINT OF CERTAIN FAILURE.I PAYED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR.I DO NOT FEEL THAT A CAR WITH SO LIITLE MILES SHOULD NEED SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR.CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM THAT IF LEFT UNCHECKED WOULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR DRIVER PASSENGER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. .

AFTER DRIVING HOME APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES FROM WORK WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WORKING, THEY QUIT WORKING AFTER PARKING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. ALL OTHER LAMPS WORK INCLUDING HIGH BEAMS FOG LIGHTS AND PARKING LAMPS. THE LOW BEAMS WILL NOT TURN ON WITH THE CONTROL SWITCH TURNED ON OR ON THE AUTO ON SETTING. *TR

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT VERY DANGERIOUS THE NEXT MORNING THEY WORKED FOR A WHILE. LATER THAT DAY THEY WERE NOT WORKING COULDNT DRIVE HOME AFTER WORK. *JS

WHILE DRIVING EARLY MORNING LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I STILL HAD HIGH BEAMS, BUT BLINDED ONCOMING DRIVERS. AFTER PULLING OFF ROAD, CYCLING IGNITION AND HEADLAMP SWITCH LOW BEAMS STILL INOPERABLE. SEARCHING NHTSA WEBSITE LISTS POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BAY FUSE BOX. COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

AFTER CAR PURCHASE , ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALMOST LOCK-UP AND THE BRAKES WOULD APPLY AND KIND OF PUMP THEMSELVES AND THE THE SERVICE "TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM " LIGHT WOULD COME ON .ONCE DURING A RT. TURN ON A GREEN ARROW IT HAPPENED AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THE CAR ALMOST STOPPED DURING THE TURN .I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH AN 05 CORVETTE ONLY NOT AS BAD . THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR , IN VARYING DEGREES . I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AS IS OR I WOULD HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER SINCE I'M SURE THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM . I TOOK IT AND HAD THE CAR FIXED. IT COST ME $371. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THEABS & TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR AND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NOT WORKING RIGHT AND REPLACED THEM. ONLY 30000 MILES !!

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR WENT OUT. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD TO A SERVICE STATION, I NOTICE ALL THE LIGHT WERE WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVE LIGHT. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE LIGHT ON AND OFF, CHECKING THE FUSES AND FINDING OUT THE HIGH BEAM WERE WORKING. I DROVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE LIGHT WERE WORKING. THEN THAT EVENING, AGAIN THE LOW BEAM WHEN OUT WHILE DRIVING, I REALIZED THAT THEY WORK FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE CUT OUT EVERY TIME. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND SPOKE WITH THEM. THEY HAVE SAID THAT THIS IS ON GOING ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF. FOR THEY KEEP FUSE BOXES FOR CORVETTES IN STOCK, MAKING A COMMENT THAT THEY DON'T KEEP FUSE BOXES IN STOCK FOR HIS TRUCK. I HAVE CHECK OUT A FEW FORUM AND FOUND OUT THAT HIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL OF CORVETTES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS YOU DEPEND ON THE DEPENDABILITY OF HAVING LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. IF SOMEONE IS UNPREPARED WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THERE A MULTIPLE RELATED ISSUES ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE PRODUCT A SAFE AND RELIABLE PRODUCT FOR THE CONSUMER. AGAIN, THIS NEED TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUSLY HAPPENS TO SOMEONE, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPEN..UPDATED 05-09-14 *BF *JS .

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. IN THE 2006 MODEL BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO BEING "STUCK IN PARK" AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL WHEN OR WHERE. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE CARS AGE. IT IS STARTING TO EFFECT NEWER MODELS AND LIKELY THE SAME OR SIMILAR PART. THE SAFETY LOCKING SOLENOID GOES BAD, AND THE PART IS NOT REPLACEABLE ON ITS OWN. YOU HAVE TO BUY AN ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. IT WILL COST UPWARDS OF 700.00 OR MORE. IF YOU FORCE IT INTO GEAR YOU CAN ALSO BREAK THE SHIFTER CABLE AT A HIGHER COST.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT NOTICE AND WOULD NOT COME ON. WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME THE WENT OUT. I MADE IT HOME USING HIGH BEAMS. LOW BEAMS CAME BACK ON THE NEXT MORNING BUT AFTER MY TESTING THE WOULD GO OUT AFTER APX 15 MINUTES AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON FOR HOURS. *TR

LOW BEAMS SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT..ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH WHEN I WAS UNAWARE THAT THEY WERE OUT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS MARKING LEFT HAND TURN AND DID NOT SEE ME... *TR

IN MID FEBRUARY OF 2014 MY RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLAMP ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STARTING TURNING OFF WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES OF THE HEADLAMPS TURNING ON AND STAYING OFF. DAILY, EACH TIME THE HEADLAMPS CAME ON THE LOW BEAM WOULD WORK THEN GO OUT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP EXPLAINING THE RIGHT LOW BEAM GOES OUT MINUTES AFTER IT COMES ON DAILY AT DAWN OR DUSK BELOW IS WHAT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET INVOICE C46040 DATED FEBRUARY 25, 2014 STATES: CONCERN: CUSTOMER STATES THE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT IS INOP ADVISE CAUSE: RF LOW BEAM BULB INOP CORRECTION: REPLACE RF LOW BEAM BULB, ALL LIGHTS OPERATING AT THIS TIME PARTS: 000 025735604 BULB TECH: XXX I PAID $441.36 TO REPLACE A LOW BEAM HEADLAMP THAT GMC/CHEVROLET KNEW WAS CAUSING ISSUES SINCE MAY 2013 GMC/CHEVROLET HAS DONE NOTHING TO THIS DATE ABOUT ANNOUNCING A RECALL BUT ADMITS TO THE GOVERNMENT THAT THE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ENGINE BAY. AT THIS SAME TIME MY LOW JACK TRACKING DEVICE STARTED HAVING ISSUES AND LOW JACK REPAIRED THE ISSUE AT NO COST BUT CHEVROLET CHARGED ME FOR THEIR EVALUATION OF THE ISSUE AND SAID IT WAS NOT THE FAULT OF THE CAR. I DISAGREE. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THE ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ENGINE BAY IS ALSO THE CULPRIT IN THIS SITUATION. I DRIVE COMMUTE THREE TIMES A WEEK ROUND TRIP 112 MILES, THE FIRST 30 ARE BEFORE DAWN AND THE LAST 56 ARE AT NIGHT. I WAS DRIVING WITH A FAULTY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT THAT COULD STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME AND PRESENTED A SAFETY RISK TO ME AND OTHER CARS. I HAVE CALLED GMC MULTIPLE TIMES ASKING FOR VERIFICATION OF THIS PARTICULAR RECALL AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL. I FEEL THAT GMC/CHEVROLET MUST PROVIDE A RECALL TO PREVENT MORE CORVETTE DRIVERS FROM EXPERIENCING SITUATIONS LIKE MINE. *TR